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Compare Santa Clara to Merced

This post compares Santa Clara, California to Merced, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Santa Clara (city) Merced (city)
Population 124,635 82,008
Income (median) $80,277 $38,635
Home Value (median) $831,600 $185,700
White 42% 53%
Black 3% 5%
Asian 41% 12%
With Kids 33% 43%
Age (median) 33 29
Rentals 56% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Clara or Merced?
A: Santa Clara has a larger population count than Merced: 124635 compared with 82008 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Santa Clara or in Merced?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Santa Clara.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Santa Clara or Merced?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Santa Clara.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Merced does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 56% for Santa Clara versus 60% for Merced.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Santa Clara may include: Irvine, Sunnyvale, and South-Pasadena.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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